Instead of adding to my conquest thread, I figured I would start a new thread for my question.
One of the tasks I'm hoping to use one of my 9600s for is converting my fiancé's old camcorder videos to digital. Most of them are from before her father passed away and she has expressed interest in this. I know on either side of the 9600 I have the 8600 with AV capabilities and the beige G3 with AV capture. But from what I'm reading (my Mac a/v knowledge is pretty much non existent since when I was using them back in the day it was mostly for gaming) is that the onboard options are ok but not that great on those other two options.
So here is my question: do I A: find a capture solution to put into my 9600? If so, what are the best options?
B: try and get my 8600 (200mhz?) shipped down from Illinois and use that? If so, what software?
C: do I get one of my beige G3s sent up to use? Again, what software should I use?
Note: regardless of which option gets recommended, I'm willing to put a couple hundred into one of the machines. Whether drives, cpu, or capture cards.
Edited to add: I tried to search the site and Google but most of the answers seemed to bounce all over without a clear consensus.
One of the tasks I'm hoping to use one of my 9600s for is converting my fiancé's old camcorder videos to digital. Most of them are from before her father passed away and she has expressed interest in this. I know on either side of the 9600 I have the 8600 with AV capabilities and the beige G3 with AV capture. But from what I'm reading (my Mac a/v knowledge is pretty much non existent since when I was using them back in the day it was mostly for gaming) is that the onboard options are ok but not that great on those other two options.
So here is my question: do I A: find a capture solution to put into my 9600? If so, what are the best options?
B: try and get my 8600 (200mhz?) shipped down from Illinois and use that? If so, what software?
C: do I get one of my beige G3s sent up to use? Again, what software should I use?
Note: regardless of which option gets recommended, I'm willing to put a couple hundred into one of the machines. Whether drives, cpu, or capture cards.
Edited to add: I tried to search the site and Google but most of the answers seemed to bounce all over without a clear consensus.
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